Drive On!: A Social History of the Motor Car - Softcover

Setright, L.J.K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1862076987 ISBN 13: 9781862076983

Publisher: Granta UK, 2004

Synopsis

Stimulating, informative, provocative, and witty, Drive On! charts the international history of the car, decade by decade, examining how cars have adapted as a result of what society has demanded of them. While some chapters are devoted to quirky topics like Where to Stop” and What to Wear,” others look at the technological changes of the last century, from wooden wheels to computer control. Along the way, L.J.K. Setright, who is considered one of the world’s foremost and most forthright writers on the subject, offers fascinating divagations on everything from the origins of the word dashboard” to the maximum speed of a raindrop.

About this title

About the Author:

L. J. K. Setright has been writing for Car magazine for 33 years, is a world expert on tyres and expresses forthright views on such things as speed limits, taxation, and pollution, and offers fascinating divagations on anything from the origins of the word 'dashboard' to the maximum speed of a rain drop (18mph, unaided by wind).

Review:

“Drive On! enthusiastically tosses tactoids, anecdotes, musings, and statements into a swift blast that effectively places automotive development.” -- Choice

“Compelling reading from start to finish. Each chapter is awash with opinion, fact, and above all, a fresh perspective... remarkable.” -- Classic Car Weekly

“This book draws together Setright’s elegant writing with the remarkable story of the development of the car.” -- The Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Granta UK
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1862076987
• ISBN 13: 9781862076983
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 406